| 100% | ADOG | 4 | Furry friend whose home is a kennel, say: 2 wds. |
| 41% | DOGSHOW | 7 | Westminster Kennel Club event whose 2024 winner was a miniature poodle: 2 wds. |
| 40% | SALVADORDALI | 12 | Spanish surrealist whose home in Port Lligat, Catalonia has been converted to a museum: 2 wds. |
| 40% | DCUNITED | 8 | Major League Soccer club whose home field is Washington's RFK Stadium: 2 wds. |
| 40% | THANKYOU | 8 | "___ for Being a Friend," "Golden Girls" theme song sung by Cynthia Fee: 2 wds. |
| 39% | EEL | 3 | Electric fish whose home is a burrow |
| 38% | KIRSTIEALLEY | 12 | "Cheers" actress whose surname is a place for bowling: 2 wds. |
| 37% | STOODIN | 7 | Was a substitute (for): 2 wds. |
| 37% | STOODIN | 7 | Was a replacement (for): 2 wds. |
| 37% | OWETO | 5 | Be a debtor of: 2 wds. |
| 36% | MACMILLER | 9 | "Good News" rapper whose surname is a beer brand from Milwaukee: 2 wds. |
| 36% | NYKNICK | 7 | NBA player whose home court is in Madison Square Garden (2 wds.) |
| 36% | TAMBOURINEMAN | 13 | "Mr. ___," 1965 song written by Bob Dylan which is a part of his album, "Bringing It All Back Home": 2 wds. |
| 36% | CAPTAINHOOK | 11 | Neverland villain whose last name is a golf term: 2 wds. |
| 36% | OLIVETREE | 9 | Plant whose fruit is a source of cooking oil (2 wds.) |
| 36% | PET | 3 | Furry friend adopted from a shelter, say |
| 35% | CAREYMULLIGAN | 13 | "Suffragette" actress whose last name is a golf term: 2 wds. |
| 35% | TOMHIDDLESTON | 13 | "Thor" actor whose first name is a male cat: 2 wds. |
| 35% | JACKQUAID | 9 | "Novocaine" actor whose first name is a male donkey: 2 wds. |
| 35% | BILLYZANE | 9 | "Titanic" actor whose first name is a male goat: 2 wds. |
| 35% | PIECRUST | 8 | Shell whose edges are crimped by a baker (2 wds.) |
| 35% | YAPSAT | 6 | Tries to be a good watchdog, say (2 wds.) |
| 35% | IFI | 3 | "___ were a boy" (Beyonce hit): 2 wds. |
| 35% | IFI | 3 | "___ Were a Boy" (Beyoncé song): 2 wds. |
| 35% | OHNO | 4 | "This is a disaster!": 2 wds. |
| 35% | OHNO | 4 | "This is a problem!": 2 wds. |
| 35% | BROKEUP | 7 | Stopped being a couple: 2 wds. |
| 35% | AMIND | 5 | "___ is a terrible thing to waste": 2 wds. |
| 35% | IFI | 3 | "___ Were A Boy," 2008 Beyonce hit: 2 wds. |
| 35% | IFI | 3 | "___ Were a Boy," song by Beyonce: 2 wds. |